The extension extends Korean Veterans Boulevard between Fourth and Eighth avenues, where it ends in a roundabout that also carries drivers onto Lafayette Street.

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Michael Cass
| The Tennessean

A new road through the southern part of downtown Nashville is about to open, offering another way to travel from East Nashville and the riverfront to Eighth Avenue.

After more than a year of construction, Metro will open the Korean Veterans Boulevard extension Wednesday. A grand opening celebration is scheduled for 11 a.m.

The new road extends the boulevard between Fourth and Eighth avenues, where it ends in a roundabout - already open - that also carries drivers onto Lafayette Street. The opening of the 0.31-mile extension comes about a month before the debut of the massive building it runs ...